MIA75FLA15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Jacksonville, FL · September 23, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1974
Place
Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2356YCessna 177
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740923034249A
Case key
138907

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3114  74/9/23    JACKSONVILLE,FLA    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N2356Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERLONG FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALLAHASSEE,FLA             JACKSONVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT CHAIN LINK FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2356Y
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Herlong Fld

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2356Y · 2

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